Eucryphia lucida 'Pink Cloud'

RHS Plant Profile

leatherwood 'Pink Cloud'

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Synonyms

Eucryphia 'Pink Cloud'

Trees

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'Pink Cloud' is a columnar, evergreen tree with oval, glossy, dark green leaves and saucer-shaped, pale pink flowers with a dark pink eye, produced in early and midsummer

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

4-8 metres

Max Spread

2.5-4 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 20–50 years
Max Spread: 2.5-4 metres
Max Height: 4-8 metres

Growing Conditions

Clay Loam Sand

Moisture: Moist but well–drained
pH: Acid or Neutral

Position

Full sun

Aspect: South–facing or West–facing
Exposure: Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H4

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Cunoniaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Columnar upright
Genus: Eucryphia can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs or trees, with simple or pinnate leaves and solitary bowl-shaped white flowers in the leaf axils in summer or autumn
Name Status: Accepted

How to Grow

Cultivation

Hardy in areas with mild winters, requiring a sheltered position with a moist but well-drained, neutral to acid soil. Prefers shaded roots with the canopy in full sun

Propagation

Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types

City and courtyard gardens
Architectural
Cottage and informal garden
Low Maintenance
Wall side borders

Pruning

Pruning group 8

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus